{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Olinda Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":11.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":10131104,"letterContent":"You have brought a renewed love of reading to our library! The books that we were able to add to our library due this Donors Choose project getting funded were books that my students had been begging for! They can't get enough of them! We've even seen a surge of students reading outside during their lunch and recess time! You have made a difference in our library! \r\n\r\nThere is one little girl that had been waiting for a book was finally able to finish her series she's been reading! She was so thrilled to finally know the conclusion of the story that she spent 15 minutes giving me the run down of the ending! I loved seeing her excitement about a book and it's contagious because now her best friend is reading the series! You made this happen and I thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1773861782160,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-a-library-refresh/10131104/","projectTitle":"We Need a Library Refresh!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9880316,"letterContent":"I can't express how excited my students are to have new books in the library! I made a display in the library with all the new books we received from this Donors Choose project and all the books were checked out by the end of the day! One little boy that struggles with reading found the perfect book and has read it numerous times and was even recommending it to his friends! \r\n\r\nIt has reinvigorated our library and the kids are excited once again to spend time reading. It's the perfect way to start summer vacation and hopefully it will inspire the students to keep reading all summer long! Thank you so much for donating to our library. I couldn't do what I do without your support and funding!","fullyFundedDate":1773613870613,"projectUrl":"project/new-books-for-the-library/9880316/","projectTitle":"New Books For The Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9621275,"letterContent":"Our \"Compassion Thru Literature in the Library\" project was such an awe inspiring experience for our students. During Autism Awareness Week were able to utilize our new books featuring kindness, compassion and friendship to illustrate ways we can be kind to each other, even though we may have differences. These books perfectly illustrated that we are all different and unique in our own way. Our differences are what make us interesting and the world would be so boring if we didn't all have different view points. Our uniqueness is what makes us special. An extra special things about these books is they will live in our library for years to come, bring kindness and compassion to future students as well!\r\n\r\nOur students also wrote down on slips of papers ways they are different and how we can be kind and compassion and understanding of people that are different for us. We taped them to the windows for all to see what other ways their fellow students are unique and act in kind ways. It made a beautiful stained glass effect on the windows and made the library look so colorful. \r\n\r\nThis compassion project has made a difference in our school community. I have witnessed students helping each other select books, work on school projects together and discussing kind things others have done for them and ways they have been kind to someone else! It has really helped our students focus on the benefits of compassion and kind, not only for themselves, but for our school culture and community as well. Thank you so much for making this project possible and helping to bring compassion and kindness to our library!","fullyFundedDate":1762561112771,"projectUrl":"project/compassion-thru-literature-in-the-librar/9621275/","projectTitle":"Compassion Thru Literature in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9894219,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for amazing Deluxe Keva Challenges and 3D Pen filament. The Deluxe Keva Challenges are perfect for our older students and just what we needed to introduce STEM activities that are challenging and require students to think in 3D! These 3D challenges are the perfect step up from our regular Keva Challenges and just what we needed in the library. Also, the filament for the 3D pens has already allowed us to expand our 3D pen activities to more grade levels in the library. The students had fun making 3D pen hearts for Valentines Day! Thank you so much for your generosity and allowing us to bring STEM fun to our Library.","fullyFundedDate":1763579744780,"projectUrl":"project/brain-building-fun-in-the-library/9894219/","projectTitle":"Brain Building Fun in the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":4360960,"projectId":9608065,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our block play! \r\n\r\nEvery Wednesday all TK (both Mrs. Latka's and Mrs. Allen's classes) get together for our Social Studies curriculum, Building Blocks. This program allows for hands-on experience, verbal and physical interaction, and creative expression. All students work together to construct a model of a neighborhood while portraying the different community members through role playing activities. This year we have 40 TK students! This is an increase from previous years which meant our current supplies were not going to be enough. Thanks to your donations, we received two more sets of furniture and a set of doll people. All TK kids are now able to fully participate and take an active role in the play. \r\n\r\nThe communication, collaboration, team work and problem solving is well underway and were could not be more grateful to our donors for making it possible.","fullyFundedDate":1755728972257,"projectUrl":"project/collaboration-communication-creativity/9608065/","projectTitle":"Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and More Through Block Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Latka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4360960_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1489703490553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-latka"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9466312,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my project for a new bookshelf for our youngest readers! It is the perfect size and height to make the library and picking out new books easy and fun to do! The books so engaging facing forward and at the perfect height for them to view and select the perfect book! They love it! Your contribution made our library a better place for our students to come and start their reading journey! This bookshelf is a popular place for the students to gather, pick out books and talk about their favorite books and book characters! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1757683177763,"projectUrl":"project/a-bookshelf-perfect-for-our-littlest-rea/9466312/","projectTitle":"A Bookshelf Perfect for Our Littlest Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9435379,"letterContent":"You donation helped me get the library completely ready for the new school year! It was amazing to have all the supplies I needed to get the kiddos started off reading in a library space that was completely ready to go! Thank you! We now have all the supplies we need to keep the library running smoothly. My new barcode scanner is amazing and really helps me check out the students' book easily and quickly. I have plenty of labels and covers to prepare the new books for checkout. and lots of fun bookmarks, pens and pencils to keep them working on assignments. It makes such a difference to have all the supplies we need at our fingertips and ready to keep us learning and growing. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1753800093878,"projectUrl":"project/school-library-essentials-for-the-new-sc/9435379/","projectTitle":"School Library Essentials for the New School Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9323319,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my project, \"Exploring Music in the Library\"! You made music come to life in our library. The students love learning about music thru songs and books with music. Your donation allowed us to incorporate more books in the library featuring musical artists, music genres and time periods and musical instruments. We also were able to incorporate music into our story times with the egg shakers and chimes! It was so much fun for the kids to try something new and I appreciate your contribution in making that happen! Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1752586240041,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-music-in-the-library/9323319/","projectTitle":"Exploring Music in the Library!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"},{"teacherId":8070945,"projectId":9076592,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my Preschool Books for TK Readers project!! My littlest readers have been having so much fun checking them in the library and reading them with their families at home! \r\n\r\nHaving age appropriate books available for them makes their time in the library more enjoyable and less frustrating for our new readers! Thank you so much for providing them the opportunity to develop their reading skills with these amazing books that are just perfect for them! Thank you for supporting our newest readers!","fullyFundedDate":1747361518318,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-books-for-tk-readers/9076592/","projectTitle":"Preschool Books for TK Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yerkish","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8070945_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1680212968502","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8070945"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_91657","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":668,"numTeachers":25,"percentFrplEligible":15,"percentAsian":62,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":11,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":17,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"26.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":88.1,"schoolId":91657,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Olinda Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Olinda Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/california/brea-olinda-unified-school-district/olinda-elementary-school/91657"}